The First Five Years is a weekly radio program presented by Maryland Family Network and airing on WEAA 88.9 FM. The program was previously on WYPR 88.1 FM. The series is focused on the extraordinary developmental period from birth to age five. The First Five Years highlights the challenges and opportunities related to nurturing young children and helping them build a solid foundation for success in school and in life. This program is made possible in part by M&T Charitable Foundation.
In Baltimore City, parents pay on average, between ten and eleven thousand dollars a year for one child to attend child care. Thankfully the Child Care Scholarship program helps parents offset these costs...but the program can improve to better serve families.